[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50725: Browse All Blocks sidebar missing close feature

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#50725: Browse All Blocks sidebar missing close feature
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 Reporter:  scottnelle          |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor              |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, administration  |
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 When selecting a new block and choosing to browse all in 5.5 beta 2, a
 left-aligned sidebar opens and, if a right-aligned editor sidebar is open,
 it closes. This in itself is pretty unintuitive, but I assume there has
 already been a lively discussion around why the browse all blocks sidebar
 should not be positioned consistently with the other editor sidebars on
 the right. That to me feels much more intuitive and preserves the existing
 conventions of the editor.

 Assuming that's off the table, the issue I'm filing is that there is no
 intuitive way to close the browse all blocks sidebar and restore the
 previous editor state. The only way I've found is to activate a right hand
 sidebar. Because the left hand sidebar breaks the conventions of the
 editor, there's no reason for a user to expect to have to toggle a right
 hand sidebar to interact with it. I'd like to see one or both of these
 things happen:

 * The browse all sidebar closes when a block is inserted, restoring the
 previous state of the editor with regard to sidebars.
 * A close button exists attached to the left hand sidebar, restoring the
 previous state of the editor with regard to sidebars.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50725>
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